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Russian Gymnastics Championships 2014 MAG Schedule



Nico Jackson writes

Here is a detailed schedule of the men’s championships this week. Unfortunately a full roster of participants doesn’t seem to be available, but as far as I know all the major names plan to compete with the exception of Emin Garibov. If anyone has additional information on the competitors, please feel free to leave a comment.


All times are local Penza/Moscow time (GMT/UTC +04:00)


Wednesday - April 9, 2014 - Junior Qualification & Team Final


12:00-14:00 - Session I

FX: Southern Federal District

PH: Central Federal District-I

SR: Northern Caucasian Federal District

VT: Ural Federal District

PB: Northwestern Federal District

HB: mixed group


14:10-16:10 - Session II

FX: Moscow

PH: Volga Federal District-II

SR: Volga Federal District-I

VT: Far Eastern Federal District

PB: St. Petersburg

HB: Siberian Federal District


Thursday - April 10, 2014 - Senior Qualification & All-Around Final


12:00-14:00 - Session I

FX: Northwestern Federal District

PH: Far Eastern Federal District

SR: St. Petersburg

VT: Siberian Federal District

PB: Southern Federal District

HB: mixed group


14:10-16:10 - Session II

FX: Ural Federal District

PH: Northern Caucasian Federal District

SR: Central Federal District-II
VT: Moscow

PH: Central Federal District-I

HB: Volga Federal District



Friday - April 11, 2014 - Junior All-Around Final


11:00-13:00 Session I | Candidates for Master of Sport


13:10-15:10 Session II | Master of Sport


Saturday - April 12, 2014 - Senior Team Final


12:00-14:00 Top 8 teams from qualification


Sunday - April 13, 2014 - Junior & Senior Event Finals


11:00-14:00 Senior men begin on FX

                    Candidates for Master of Sport begin on PH

                    Master of Sport begin on SR



In case you’re wondering what all the federal districts are, they are the federal divisions of Russia essentially by region (федеральные Ð¾ÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³Ð°). Within each federal district are oblasts (something like provinces), autonomous republics and krais. Gymnasts compete for the federal district team of their native city or where they primarily train. Moscow and St. Petersburg have special status because they are the two biggest cities in Russia, so they have their own teams.


You can read more about the divisions of Russia here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_districts_of_Russia



Photographs courtesy of the Russian Gymnastics Federation








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